Helena Zambrano

Helena Zambrano, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, of Overland Partners and Dr. Jae Yong Suk, an assistant professor within the UTSA Department of Architecture presented their collaborative research work at the Façade Tectonics...

While attending the 2017 Sustainable Design Leaders Winter Summit in California, I had the opportunity to extend my education in sustainability beyond the boundaries of the conference when we hiked the Purisima...

Updated: December 28, 2017 A few months ago, we installed a rainwater harvesting system to water our office’s community garden. In the past year, Overland started a small produce garden just outside the...

How do we build, design and innovate in a changing climate? How can we reconcile our relationship with the natural world and form resilient, regenerative communities? These were just some of the questions...

During this year’s unConference, with only 201 registered projects, the International Living Future Institute launched their new website and the new Living Building Challenge 3.0 standard. The structure of the...

1. Fluorinated Chemicals (stain and water repellants) How are they used? They are used in a variety of consumer products, including cookware, clothing, carpeting, and food packaging materials to provide an oil- or...

Today, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a draft rule to regulate carbon emissions in the United States. The regulation will mandate a reduction of carbon emissions—30% beyond...

1 in 5 mammals 1 in 3 amphibians 1 in 8 birds 1 in 3 freshwater fish . . . are known to be threatened with extinction, with the alteration of their habitat as the single biggest cause. On average, every 20 minutes...